Maya VPS

In this example we'll use Virtual Networking Computing (VNC) to send and receive pixel, keyboard, and mouse data between two devices. VNC is not limited to an operating system. Ultimately we are accessing a device remotely. The device which can be controlled is the server, and the controlling device is the viewer.

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Here's one way of calculating and displaying the difference between two dates in ActionScript. This example attempts to extend your knowledge of working with dates in ActionScript (and its cousin, JavaScript). It takes a date format as a string similar to PHP's date function.

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Creating a Flash clock can be a fun and epic experience. All you need is a little bit of ActionScript and a few simple lines. I have seen JavaScript clocks which are very similar but do not require a Flash player, those are a little more complex since they interact with HTML and do not take advantage of our easy drawing tools. Although it is possible, this won't be a pure ActionScript clock as all of our design components will be hand-drawn. Please note that basic Flash drawing skills are required and not covered.

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In a "spur-of-the-moment" weekend trip to New York City I planned, I made it my destiny to visit many of the major tourist attractions. I hit everything from the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Ground Zero, and the Brooklyn Bridge to Chinatown, Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Plaza, and Times Square. If that wasn't enough, I made my way to a Broadway show and ate some peanuts from a street vendor all while managing to figure out the New York subway system enough to not die.

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So browsing the Internet, I discovered the Wayback Machine. Thanks to Internet Archive, you can see what web sites looked in their early days and see each month of progress. Mainly, let's take a look at Alexa's Top Sites worldwide on the Internet to see how each one has changed over the years. We won't be looking deeply into the purpose, but rather design and usability upgrades.

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